Milk strainer pad dispenser



Oct. 7,- 1947. R. SCHNEIDER MILK STRAINER PAD'DISPENSER 194Wl :s sheets-sheet 1 Filed June .24,

Poland Schneider' oct. 7, 1947;.

R. SCHNEIDER MILK STRAINER PAD DISPENSER Filed June 24, 1947 3 'Sheets-Sheet 2 Faiano( SchnefJde/j l Oct. 7, 1947. -R. sHNElDER 2,428,530

MILK STRAINER PAD DISPENSER I Filed June 24, 1947 sheets-sheet s Fol a nd ,Sc/1 nedr Patented Oct. 7, 19,747

UNITED STATES OFFICE 2,428,530.Y MILK STRAINER PAlrDIsPENsER RolandA Schneider, l')iaei'.:1reeli;Wiss4 Application-.innere 1947,',s`ria1Na 75.6;759

(c1. A31a-51) 1 2 Claims. 1 This invention relates -to the l officialv classf of dispensers and more particularly a'milk strainer pad dispenser.

The primary object of'this-'invention resides'inV the-provision of a-milk-strainer pad dispenser in which a multiplicity or pack of pads are disposed for single delivery therefrom to promote sanitary handling of the same by help in dairies.

Another object of this invention resides in the particular construction of the milk strainer pad dispenser.

A further object of this invention resides in the particular construction of the pad selecting means of the dispenser.

A still further object of this invention resides in the particular construction of the locking means for the hinged bottom of the dispenser.

With these and other objects in View, this invention resides in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of elements to be hereinafter more particularly set forth in the specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims and, although this disclosure depicts my present conception of the invention, the right is reserved to resort to such departures therefrom as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application;

Fig, 1 is a side view of the dispenser.

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof.

Fig, 31s a bottom view thereof.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged verticalsectional view taken approximately on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the pad selector.

Fig. 6 is a similar View of one of the pads.

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of a slidable handle per se.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional View taken through a portion of the door and selector.

In the present illustration of this invention the numeral 5 designates, in general, a milk strainer pad dispenser preferably consisting of a cylindrical receptacle 6 open at its lower end and removably disposed in a cylindrical base "I secured to a support by a suitable bracket 8 formed thereon. Said receptacle 6 is provided with an annular ange 9 adapted to surround and enclose the upper edge of the base 'I to prevent foreign matter from seeping or flowing into the base and thereby contaminating milk straining pads P within the lower end of the receptacle.

Formed in the bottom of the base is an enlarged opening 9 of lesser diameter than the pads so as to provide an inturned flange I0 of sufficient' area" to support a'v multiplicity tofA pads in the receptacle and permit'the lwernriost one thereof to be readily withdrawn through said opening without damage thereto.

Pre-ferablyjsecured as byl a hinge II to that side of ltheilange I0`-adjacent the bracket 8 is a disc-shaped door I2 provided with a sldable handle I3 herein shown as attached to the outer surface of the door by rivets I4 passing through washers I5 and I5' and slots I6 and I1 in the handle with their inner ends welded or otherwise secured to the door just so the inner or milk pad contacting surface thereon is smooth.

`Secured on the handle is a pad selector or pin I8 having one end bent, as indicated by the numeral I9, and extending through the slot I6 in the handle and narrow slot I9 in the door. Said selector or pin I8 is provided with a substantially semicircular loop 20 at its outer end and a sharpened point 2I at its inner end, the former of which is attached to the washer I5 or other stationary portion of the door by a retractile coil spring 22 to retain the handle with the selector thereon in outward position between locking jaws or latch 23 pivoted to the front of the base as indicated by the letter W and retained in locking position by a retractile spring 24. Said latch locking jaws 23 have their opposed lower edges 25 bevelled to readily guide a reduced and downwardly curved outer portion 26 of the handle into an opening 21 communicating with the space between the jaws when closing the door.

With this dispenser hung on a support in a dairy or milking shed, the attendant simply removes the receptacle and empties a container or milk strainer pads therein without touching the same and, thereafter, places the lled receptacle on the base for successive removing of the lowermost pads therefrom by pressing the slidable handle inwardly to insert the point of the selector in the same, during which operation the reduced portion of the handle is released from the latch and the door is swung downwardly with a pad thereon for removing by the attendant or milker.

Through the instrumentality of the aforesaid dispenser, it is manifest that milk strainer pads are handled and retained in sanitary condition by means of such' simple construction that positive operation thereof is assured.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. A dispenser for milk strainer pads comprising, a cylindrical base, an inturned flange on the bottom of the base and having an enlarged open- 3 t Y ing centrally disposed therein, a cylindrical milk strainer pad retaining receptacle having an open lower end resting on the inturned ange of the base, an annular flange on the receptacle overlying and enclosing the upper edge of the base, a door hingedly connected to the nturned flange and normally closing the opening therein, a handle slidably disposed on the outer surface of the door and with a reduced portion thereof extending outwardly of thesde of the base, a's'elector secured to the handle and having an inner sharpened end extending through registered slots in the handle and door, a retractile coil spring connected at one end to the selector and at its opposite end to a stationary portion of the door, jaws pivoted to the base and having opposed bevelled lower edges forming a handle guide communieating with a handle retaining space therebetween, a retractile coil spring connecting the jaws and retaining them in handle locking position, and a bracket secured to the base for retaining it on a support.

2. A milk strainer pad dispenser comprising, a cylindrical base having an enlarged opening in its bottom, a supporting bracket secured to the base, a cylindrical receptacle of greater diameter than the opening in the base and having an open lower end resting on said base so as to 'dispose milk strainer pads therein over the opening in said base, a door hingedly secured to the base over the opening therein, a milkV strainer pad selector having a sharpened point extending 1nwardly through a slot in the door and beneath the lowermost milk strainerv pad in the receptacle, means connected to the selector for forcing it into. the lowermost pad in the receptacle, and means securing said means and door in close Y position over the opening inthe base.

ROLAND SCHNEIDER. nfanniusi\icl:s CITED The following references are of recordrin YtheY file of this patent: l

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name l Date 1,889,875 Parker Dec. 6, v1932 FOREIGN PATENTS l Number Country VDate f f V38,521Y Sweden 1915 

